The article [[British Military Records]] has more information about these records.

The article [[British Military Records]] has more information about these records.

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=== Citation for This Collection ===

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The following citation refers to the original source of the information published in FamilySearch.org Historical Record collections. Sources include the author, custodian, publisher, and archive for the original records.

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== Record Content ==

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Name of soldier

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Citation for individual images are available for this collection. Browse through images in this collection and click on "show citation" box. [https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https://familysearch.org/records/collection/2125045/waypoints United Kingdom, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920]

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The following citation refers to the original source of the information published in FamilySearch.org Historical Record collections. Sources include the author, custodian, publisher, and archive for the original records.

WO 364 (War Office: Documents from Pension Claims, First World War) service records of non-commissioned officers and other ranks who were discharged from the Army and claimed disability pensions for war service between 1914 and 1920 and did not re-enlist prior to the outbreak of the Second World War. The records are unlikely to contain information on individuals who did not claim a war pension.

Military records are of great genealogical value and may provide information not found in any other source. These records identify individuals who served or were eligible to serve in the military. Military service (other than the militia) was usually a lifetime career. Officers came from the upper classes; soldiers usually came from the poor.

The National Archives at Kew in the London area is the caretaker of most of the military records. It is important to understand the "fonds" or the way records are grouped. There is a Department code (ADM for admiralty, WO for War Office, etc) and a series number.

These records are the service files of soldiers who were discharged from the British army between 1914 and 1920. They are a collection known as the "unburned documents." They represent about 8 percent of the soldiers who served during those years.

How to Use the Record

To begin your search, it would be helpful if you knew the following information:

Name of soldier

Search the Collection

To search the collection image by image, Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page: ⇒Select the appropriate "Name Range - First Letter" ⇒Select the appropriate "Name Range - First Two Letters" ⇒Select the appropriate "Name Range - Surname" which takes you to the images.

Search the collection by image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination.

Using the Information

Use the age to calculate the approximate birth year.

Use the place of birth and calculated birth year to search for a birth record.

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Citation for This Collection

The following citation refers to the original source of the information published in FamilySearch.org Historical Record collections. Sources include the author, custodian, publisher, and archive for the original records.